Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-10-07

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q skresms. kssEy feW Eilea. Gelua
toward the inaariof. o. ~ soon as ois
tries ls entered, Q customs duty h *
aetsd % dntiabls Rooda. Opium IN the
extreme interior e mueb higher, owiHG
Usuaily each eustoma statfon - ampsR-
lniended - AZ AmsIiosn o. kusepsan;
the former being psefsEFsd. who " paid
. handsoms salary for his services.
"L4kewlse.
CHINESE sNuadLnns
sara managed b. white men. Along
toward tbs 0hosily hour Of miduight.
wheR heavy cIouds obsoaFo tbs heavens,
@ iow, DARK abIsot. Wh5se Outlines bear
some ressmbl sncs 70 t1nk, e seen 20
Be cautiously moving along under the
lee Of the shore past the customs STA
tion. They relax their sieilsnes some
what after passing the dreaded locality,
whsn suddenIy q c1stoms steam launch
darts cut from tha thick foliage and
comes alongside OF the junk. The
CHINESE are . peculiar Facs. They i'm
aeina II they lose their property they
mag aa veil lose their lives--What 10
life Withous wealth they reason. A
deadly hand-to-hand eombat ID fought
with knives, pistols and Delaying pins
until one OF ihe other sncoesos IN ex-
tegminettnR their opponent. Many in
stances hsys come under my notice
where not g solitary nmueRler vas left
TO tell the terrible episode. OWinR 10
the fast thaa they would NOS escape II
fhs opportunity was offered, they died
defending she property which they were
- anu.~fes~ - ar.ano1a enk. 2ha nnnR.
tsy.
% TH1 BkTTLNBIKL.D.
In the Tonquiu battles between the
French and tue Black Flags, the latter
we're usually under ths command Of
American or Eafopean officers. They
appeared 70 be very fortunate, a. few
loss their lives. YET they accomplished
many daring feaas Of bravery, which
gained the esteem Of the whole ermy.
But @hen q EaEopean was wounded,
tie Black FLAGS would immediately de-
pFiva him Of his command, thinking
thtt be vas unlucky and brought dis
astof 20 their cause. Bat Ia the thiokeet
sieges, where the bullets wers nytna
thick and fast. you might easily note
how eagerly the Ohineee would cluster
aeound their foreign officers imagining
that shat vas the safest place.
Row oREw or slIL.oas ARE RA1D.
The correspondent, Ia Quest Of news
stopped Ia at oEs Of tbe prominent
| ship brokers offlses yesterday, while the
ereW Of the AmeFtoan ship Oafondflsl
Were being paid. E ach seaman had
fFoni el00 to $50 coming 70 them.
while the OaEondelet was In the San
Diego haTboF, the crew vent nahose and
contracted q few bills. amo6ntina "a
abqpt 41o each. They eigned an order
fag Toe amount on she m aeseF aud own-
ess Of the vessel. Before sailing from
| 3an Diego Captain 5aetson Individually
icquiFed OF eech sailor II sach Q bill
vas an honest debt. Tney answered
t1st u vas. When they we're being
paid OF yesterday, each aud every man
refused 70 aoknoWlsdQe The note.
+Dld yoa sign this uotef" asked OaD.
/ tain Stete0n.
sYes, siE."
"Wsrs you drunk ID the timer"
mo siF.S
"Then why do you wish 20 rspudlate
a. honest debt after giving youF note
for suoh and acknowledging the same
| befogs mtfn
II don't know Why I sigusd Il, bus
viil pey u the next time 20 70 san Di-
/ ego vas she eyaGive answer.
The broker IN conversation With The
Newspaper man afterwards said, "Y0u
understand those men signed thea
notes in san Diego 10 various mef-
chants Who. accommodated them, afael
| they had aeknosIedeed the notes before
tbs masters. Now these men come %
here sad fatly refuse 70 pay Sue bill.
They do not deny that the debt waI
honestly contracted. Nog then the
Captain and merchants must suffer the
laea, and there 70 ne lag 70 prevent II
rns sailors ars masters, not The Gap.
tain"
TAe seamsn we're then pald he fall
amount as the Law distinctly states
/ that Q seaman oAunot sign away bis
wages. Captain Stesaon presumed after
they approved the biIl that they would
b. willing 10 pas 70. A. it stands toe
Captain. this on bis second trip eu this
coast. has learned Q lesson which will
cost hin over 500.
an oLD REoxExa.
Flank W. PettyaFove, ST., oEe Of the
eldest pioneers 10 tbs Northwest will b.
escorted 20 the city % the dead tomof-
roe afternoon. Tor over forty yoaFs,
9hen the fertile shores and balmy
hseeRes Of WashtRGson Territory were
| unksovn, Mr.. Pettygrcve, then 10 the
prime Of manhood. came 10 Oregon and
located on the oolambia river. A few
years later he. with other parties.
bounded Portland. nov city Of 5000
inhahitanta. In 1882 Mr.. PsftyRroxe,
II -. a n
PiummeF, came 10 Puget doand with
TIER families IN q small Schooner. One
bright spriaa morning these ahFee
hardy pioneafs landed "a small skid
| iuat vhara tbs C1sinm H5uss NV
standing % the site nov oocupied hy
abeat 60 Indians. For seVeral Sears a
aFaaa deal Of tr1ubla Vaa exparianOed
/ b ne early ssttlers With The Tndiana.
| Messss. Brises. Hammond I'd OIiness
we're the nexi 70 bravs the wflderness.
rhsy are aa alive and reside In this city.
TouH Nxws.
A laeRs party ef Kina Gsopss Indians.
of YnneosvsF Island. retaining homs
iron TIE bop Zelda, are eampsd down
on TIE beach. Several papooass have
died. Toe attention Of the haalth Of
User vas directed 70 then ysslaraey.
Afisr - examiaAaion be said taars Was
ne siskuess IN TIE Tribe; unfaftanately,
koweveF, AnetAer DEATH occnrrnd this
morutna from measles. The Indians
ere pfonea ding all over town wish
thsiR children and unless aeaive mea-
nnFss are 81 oaee ADOPTED. the oon
taaeoua diseaae b likely 80 be oommnni-
eaasd % ne ehiidrsn IN town.
Il. G. 0osldA Liehthoass Inspector,
kas returned from TAtooah Island. He
Fspogas sae red raw 81 light, lately lntFo-
daesa. eoRSrfua Danean rock. a w.rk.